HABITS

We should think more positively, optimistically, and courageously, and then it will become a habit, for everything is created by the mind.

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If now we have some vicious quality, we don't need to blame ourselves anymore. Just correct it. Because if we don't correct it, it is not good for us, regardless of the reason.

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Always, always, be attentive; otherwise, it’s easy to just pass a day, pass two days, pass three days, pass your whole life in self-illusion, in bad habits, and not get into a higher level of consciousness, not be able to understand the deeper meaning of spiritual life.

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Any evil in this world is a kind of lesson for us to learn. Any worldly greed, anger and attachment are there because we cannot find the real treasure. As a result of that, we are longing for something. We wander around, feeling as if we have lost something, hoping that one day we can discover that "something". Therefore, greed, anger and attachment are all buddhi and so is all worrying.

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By strong will, good habits, association with good people, you quit a lot of bad habits.

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If now we have some vicious quality, we don't need to blame ourselves anymore. Just correct it. Because if we don't correct it, it is not good for us, regardless of the reason.

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Whatever undesirable habits, you try to cut down; and whatever you think it's good for you - more ideal, more noble - then you try to fulfill in your capacity, in your time, in your own sincerity and endeavor.

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If we are angry with ourselves, we should be angry only with our habits, our accumulated habits. Or we should blame the situation also, not to blame the Supreme Wisdom, the real Self because the real Self never errs, never makes any mistakes.

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First we have to know the nature of anger and hatred in order to root them out. Anger and hatred are just ways of protection. Sometimes you feel threatened by other people's opinions, way of life, or behavior. They may harm your ego, your pride, your body or your mind. So you become angry and resentful. Hatred is a very strong word. I wouldn't like to use it every day. Because actually what we do is resent, not really hate. Hatred is deeper than that. Mostly we resent others when we feel threats to our security. Therefore, do not blame yourself too much when you become angry. Just analyze where that anger has come from; whether you are in the right or in the wrong. Sometimes you have the right to show a little outward anger in order to protect yourself. The question is not to stop anger, but to know when you should show a little anger and when you should not; to control it and to use it to your advantage, not to stop it altogether.

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This life has two sides anyhow; one is positive, and the other is negative; one is happiness, and the other one is misery. Sometimes we can't help ourselves to dip from one side to another. It's okay! Forgive yourself. Try if you can; if not, forgive yourself. Alright?

Do other things in contradiction to that, to counter attack this habit if you think it's bad. For example, if you are normally very stingy; don't want to give to people, now force yourself to give. Every time you want to take, you give instead! So next time you dare not want to take any more, because every time you want to take, you lose the business! (Laughter) For example, if you want to take one dollar, then force yourself to give two dollars. So next time you dare not want any more! Or if you normally like to look at other women besides your wife, every time you want to do like that, just go home and look at your wife. So next time you are fed up, and you don't want any more. Maybe you try it.

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Q. How can we abandon the selfishness inside our hearts.

M. Slowly, slowly, and by the practice of the Quan Yin Method. If we practice this Quan Yin Method, it means we are in touch with God power, and only God power can help us in any way. God power will give us everything we need, give us tolerance, give us unselfishness, give us wisdom and love. We are selfish because we don't have enough love. We are craving for love. We feel no one loves us, that it's not enough, so we try to hurry up and love ourselves more. We try to make up for the lack of love by loving ourselves in this way. That's all. As soon as we practice this method we are in the presence of God. We feel we are loved, and we are loved by our Master, by our fellow practitioners, by God. Then we don't feel any more selfishness. It just simply leaves us. After we are initiated we are in touch with God power, then we feel we are loved by God. We feel fulfilled, satisfied inside. And also we feel the Master's love. We feel the unity between the fellow practitioners, then we just feel so secure and we don't need any more selfishness. It will leave us, it will leave us automatically, naturally. Yes. It may not be in one day, but shortly. Okay? Selfishness is a form of love. It's loving ourselves. Yeah! At least you love yourself. You must learn from there. If we know how to love ourselves later we will know how to love others. If we do not know how to take care of ourselves, if we couldn't learn how to be comfortable, how to make ourselves comfortable, how would we know how to offer the same to others, So this is only a kind of lesson which is very useful later, when our love expands from self to others. "Capito"?